| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Contents | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| ·Aim of the Study | 第11页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Structure of the Study | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Bases for Adaptation and Context | 第14-26页 |
| ·Introduction of Adaptation | 第14-18页 |
| ·Choices-making | 第14-16页 |
| ·Three Key Notions of Language | 第16-18页 |
| ·Four Angles of Pragmatic Investigation | 第18页 |
| ·Context | 第18-26页 |
| ·Definition of Context and Classification of Context | 第19-20页 |
| ·Context and Context Adaptation | 第20-23页 |
| ·Contextual Correlates of Adaptability | 第21-22页 |
| ·Communicative Context | 第22-23页 |
| ·Context and Structure Adaptation | 第23-26页 |
| ·Structural Objects of Adaptability | 第23-24页 |
| ·Linguistic Context | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter Three Misunderstanding | 第26-33页 |
| ·Misunderstanding | 第26-31页 |
| ·Previous Study of Misunderstanding | 第26-27页 |
| ·Definition of Misunderstanding | 第27-28页 |
| ·Reasons of Misunderstanding | 第28-29页 |
| ·Significance of Studying Misunderstanding | 第29-30页 |
| ·Misunderstanding and Some Related Definitions | 第30-31页 |
| ·Pragmatic Failure | 第30-31页 |
| ·Deliberate Misinterpretation | 第31页 |
| ·Non-understanding | 第31页 |
| ·Misunderstanding and Context | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter Four The Contextual Causes of Misunderstanding | 第33-51页 |
| ·Misunderstanding and Linguistic Context | 第33-42页 |
| ·Misunderstanding at the Level of Sound Structure | 第33-36页 |
| ·The Same Sound | 第34-35页 |
| ·The Similar Sound | 第35-36页 |
| ·Misunderstanding at the Level of Word Structure | 第36-38页 |
| ·Polysemy | 第36-37页 |
| ·The Vagueness of Word | 第37-38页 |
| ·Misunderstanding at the Level of Syntax | 第38-39页 |
| ·Misunderstanding at the Level of Discourse | 第39-42页 |
| ·Deficiency of Discourse | 第39-41页 |
| ·Salience of Discourse | 第41-42页 |
| ·Misunderstanding and Communicative Context | 第42-51页 |
| ·Misunderstanding in Mental World | 第43-45页 |
| ·Divergence of Mentality | 第43-44页 |
| ·Divergence of Cognitive Level | 第44-45页 |
| ·Misunderstanding in Social World | 第45-48页 |
| ·Divergence of Cultural Background | 第46-47页 |
| ·Divergence of Social Factors | 第47-48页 |
| ·Misunderstanding in Physical World | 第48-51页 |
| ·Temporal Reference | 第49页 |
| ·Spatial Reference | 第49-51页 |
| Chapter Five Implication for English Teaching | 第51-61页 |
| ·Avoidance of Misunderstanding in English Teaching | 第51-54页 |
| ·Mastering Knowledge of Adaptation | 第51-52页 |
| ·Introducing Communicative Strategies | 第52-53页 |
| ·Enhancing Awareness of Misunderstanding | 第53-54页 |
| ·Application of Adaptation Theory to Foreign Language Teaching | 第54-61页 |
| ·Application in the Teaching of Listening | 第55页 |
| ·Application in the Teaching of Speaking | 第55-56页 |
| ·Application in the Teaching of Reading | 第56-58页 |
| ·Application in the Teaching of Writing | 第58-61页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第61-63页 |
| Bibliography | 第63-66页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第66页 |
